Mount Ellis Academy
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Mount Ellis Academy is a co-educational boarding high school (grades 9 through 12) located about 5 miles (8 km) east of Bozeman, Montana
, United States
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Founded in 1902, Mt. Ellis Academy includes boys and girls dormitories, an Administration building, gymnasium, and other facilities. Mt. Ellis operates a ski area on US Forest Service land about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the school in Bear Canyon. The academy sits on a 500 acres (2 km²) campus.
During peak years in the 1960s, Mt. Ellis had nearly 200 students. In recent decades enrollment has trended downward and stood at about 70 students for the 2005- 2006 school year. According to a 2001 report, out of over 100 private schools in Montana, Mount Ellis was one of only ten accredited under state education standards.
Mt Ellis Academy is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
and is part of the Montana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
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Founded in 1902, Mt. Ellis Academy includes boys and girls dormitories, an Administration building, gymnasium, and other facilities. Mt. Ellis operates a ski area on US Forest Service land about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the school in Bear Canyon. The academy sits on a 500 acres (2 km²) campus.
During peak years in the 1960s, Mt. Ellis had nearly 200 students. In recent decades enrollment has trended downward and stood at about 70 students for the 2005- 2006 school year. According to a 2001 report, out of over 100 private schools in Montana, Mount Ellis was one of only ten accredited under state education standards.
Mt Ellis Academy is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
and is part of the Montana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Kohl's Cares Win
In 2010, Kohl's started a facebook contest for private schools to win $500,000. Mt. Ellis Academy entered this contest and came out in 10th place with 144,006 votes. After the authorizing, they wound up in 9th place. part of the campaign for votes was the saying, "Vote for our Sewers!" coming from the fact they planned to use the $500,000 to upgrade their sewer system, which is from the 1950s. At the academy and in the Church, this is spoken of as a miracle.See also
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- List of Seventh-day Adventist academies and elementary schools